Health information technology and implementation science: Partners in progress in the VHA

Medical Care

Volumn 51, Issue 3 SUPPL. 1, 2013, Pages

  Hynes, Denise M ^a,b   Whittier, Erika R ^a   Owens, Arika ^a  

^a HINES VA HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

Author keywords

electronic health record; health information technology; implementation research; qualitative analysis; quality improvement; Veterans

Indexed keywords

BLAST INJURY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DIABETES MELLITUS; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART FAILURE; HEPATITIS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INFORMATION SCIENCE; INFORMATION SYSTEM; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MENTAL HEALTH; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TELEHEALTH; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; VETERANS HEALTH; VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION;

DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; DOCUMENTATION; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; RESEARCH; SOFTWARE; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;

EID: 84874032145     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: 15371948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e3182884509     Document Type: Review

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